JAN 22
2018
PASSED
4 violationsDETAILS
SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO
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APPLEBEE'S NEIGHBORHOOD GRILL & BAR.
EAT. 78/100
7519 S CICERO AVE · ASHBURN, CHICAGO
Last inspected January 22, 2018 · passed
Passed all 7 inspections, but 2 critical violations on file.
THE NUMBERS
INSPECTIONS
7
5 passed · 2 w/ conditions
VIOLATIONS
38
includes 2 critical
RECORDS COVER
4 YEARS
since Sep 2013
INSPECTION HISTORY
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE FRYER DOORS NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
OBSERVED STANDING WATER IN REAR STORAGE AREA, INSTRUCTED TO DRY MOP.
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
OBSERVED THE WALL BEHIND THE DISH MACHINE NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET
OBSERVED 7 FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES EXPIRED IN 2017, INSTRUCTED TO HAVE EMPLOYEES PROVIDE COMPLIANCE WITH IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS.
JAN 192017PASS W/ CONDITIONS10 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
JAN 19
2017
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
10 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME
HIGH TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE CURRENTLY IN USE , IN POOR REPAIR, UNABLE TO PROPERLY SANITIZE. 160F FINAL RINSE WHEN TESTED. ALSO TEMPERATURE GAUGE IN POOR REPAIR. UNIT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. INSTD TO USE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK TO PROPERLY WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE MULTI USE EQUIPMENT. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED
STAFF/CUSTOMER TOILET ROOMS NOT MAINTAINED, EXCESSIVE FILTH/FECES IN ALL TOILET BOWLS IN WOMENS AND DEBRIS NOTED IN URINALS IN MENS TOILET ROOMS. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN TOILET ROOMS AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES
MULTI USE UTENSILS (FORKS) IMROPERLY STORED. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY, HANDLE UP.
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
RUSTY WIRE STORAGE RACKS AND LEGS OF SHELVING UNITS IN WALK IN COOLER AND DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTD TO REMOVE ALL RUSTY SURFACES AND MAINTAIN. CHEMICAL LINES OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK NOT MAINTAINED, EXCESSIVE BLACK SUBSTANCE NOTED IN LINES. OBSERVED WOODEN SIZZLE PLATES NOT MAINTAINED, OPEN SEAMS OF WOOD AND CHIPPED SURFACES. INSTD TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
ALL MULTI USE CONTAINERS IN SALAD PREP COOLER AND CONDIMENTS NOT CLEAN, DEBRIS. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME. INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYER CABINETS AND WHEELS NOT CLEAN, EXCESSIVE DEBRIS. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
SECTION OF FLOOR ON BOTH SIDES OF WALK IN FREEZER DOOR NEAR THRESHOLD IN POOR REPAIR, MISSING FLOOR TILES CAUSING ACCUMULATION OF WATER/DBRIS. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. SECTION OF FLOOR INBETWEEN EXPOSED HANDSINK AND DISHMACHINE AREA WITH CONSTANT SMALL ACCUMULATION OF STANDING WATER. INSTD TO FIND SOURCE AND REPAIR. INSTD TO MAINTAIN FLOOR CLEAN AND DRY. FLOOR DRAINS THROUGH OUT NOT CLEAN. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME. FLOOR IN BAR AREA THROUGH OUT AND AROUND CO2 MACHINE IN REAR NOT CLEAN, DEBRIS. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
ALL ATTACHED PIPING OF COOKING EQUIPMENT NOT CLEAN, EXCESSIVE GREASE ACCUMULATION. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
LIGHTSHIELD NEAR DISHMACHINE AREA IN POOR REPAIR, HANGING FROM CEILING. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME.
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
LEAKING FAUCET AT BAR 3-COMPATMENT SINK. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME.
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
EXTREME CLUTTER IN REAR OUTDOOR STORAGE ROOM. INSTD TO REMOVE UNNECESSSARY ARTICLES AND ORGANIZE AREA. ELEVATE ALL STOCK 6 INCHES.
FEB 102016PASSED6 violationsDETAILS
FEB 10
2016
PASSED
6 violationsDETAILS
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BEHIND THE LOWER DOOR OF THE FRYERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL EQUIPMENT.
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
OBSERVED DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR OF THE WALK IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FLOOR.
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
OBSERVED CEILING VENTS ABOVE CONDIMENT COOLER AND SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS WITH ACCUMULATED DUST. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CEILING VENTS.
TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS
OBSERVED EMPLOYEES COATS STORED ON SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS IN DRY STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL EMPLOYEE ITEMS SEPARATELY.
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
OBSERVED THE WASTE PIPE LEAKING UNDER THE 3RD BASIN (COUNTING LEFT TO RIGHT)OF THE BAR 4 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING.
APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN
OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLER WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A HAIR RESTRAINT WHILE HANDLING FOOD.
AUG 262015PASS W/ CONDITIONS5 violationsDETAILS
AUG 26
2015
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
5 violationsDETAILS
* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED / NO MANAGER ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO APPLY FOR CITY CERT, AT MALCOLM X COLLEGE .SCHOOL LIST GIVEN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012a
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
OBSERVED THE DISH MACHINE RINSE MAX NOT MAINTAINED, LEAKING ON THE FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
OBSERVED THE INSIDE FRYER DOORS NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
OBSERVED STANDING WATER IN THE REAR PREP/DISH MACHINE AREA, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE/DRY MOP. ALSO CLEAN FREEZER FLOOR.
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
OBSERVED THE REAR PREP AREA LIGHT SHIELDS NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. ALSO CLEAN WALL BEHIND THE DISH MACHINE.
OCT 142014PASSED7 violationsDETAILS
OCT 14
2014
PASSED
7 violationsDETAILS
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
THE ICE BIN IN THE BAR AREA DOES NOT HAVE A COVER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A COVER AND MAINTAIN.
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
FOUND THE CUTTING BOARDS IN THE PREP AREA WITH DEEP DARK GROOVES/STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO EITHER SAND OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN.
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
FOUND THE RACKS IN THE PREP COOLER ACROSS FROM THE COOKING EQUIPMENT RUSTY. MUST REMOVE RUST AND MAINTAIN.
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
FOUND THE INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYERS AND THE NOZZLES ON THE SODA MACHINE IN THE REAR IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
FOUND THE FLOOR DRAINS AND THE FLOORS IN THE CORNERS AND UNDER/AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING.
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
FOUND THE WALLS, CEILING TILES AND VENTS IN THE REAR PREP AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTRED TO REMOVE DIRT/DUST BUILD UP AND MAINTAIN.
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
FOUND A LEAK AT THE BASE OF THE RIGHT (WHEN FACING THE SINK) FAUCET ON THE 3-COMP. SINK IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO FIX AND MAINTAIN LEAK.
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JAN 272014PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
JAN 27
2014
PASSED
2 violationsDETAILS
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
SLIDING PLASTIC DOORS ON ICE MACHINE IN PREP AREA DAMAGED ON ONE SIDE.MUST REPLACE.
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
EXCESSIVE DEBRIS ON FLOOR AROUND POT/PAN STORAGE RACK.MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
SEP 192013PASSED4 violationsDETAILS
SEP 19
2013
PASSED
4 violationsDETAILS
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
CLEAN AND SANITIZE #10 CAN OPENER. ALSO CLEAN THE GREASE FROM INSIDE FRYER DOORS.
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
NEED TO REMOVE STANDING WATER IN REAR PREP AND STORAGE AREA.
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
NEED TO CLEAN WALL AROUND DISH 1 COMP. SINK AND DISH RACK HOLDING AREA.
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
PREMISES HAS SOME UNUSED EQUIPMENT STORED IN REAR NEED TO REMOVE ITEMS NOT BEING USED.
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